Environment

Environment

The damaging effects of fire

Intense forest fires make plants less able to perform photosynthesis, hindering the recovery of native vegetation

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biodiversity

From captivity to the skies

Eight Spix’s macaws bred in captivity were released into the wild in Bahia

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Recognition

Carlos Joly wins 2022 Conrado Wessel award

UNICAMP’s Carlos Joly wins the 2022 FCW Science Award

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OCEANOGRAPHY

A refuge for giant algae

Southern coast of Chile appears to be a safe haven for giant kelp forests

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Environment

Forests and water supply in the USA

USA’s national forest system produces almost half of all water used in the country

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photolab

Europe in China

Project investigates connections between Asian, European, and Indigenous cultures in Brazil

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Chemistry

Medicine pollutes rivers on every continent

International research group found drug residues in water samples from every continent

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Environment

Wildfires accelerate the melting of glaciers

Wildfires can accelerate the melting of glaciers and impact populations who rely on them for water

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RETROSPECT

Rio-92 consolidated environmental concepts

World conference 30 years ago expanded the international debate on environmental problems started in the late 1960s

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BIOGEOGRAPHY

Water from the Amazon River separates Brazilian and Caribbean marine species

A sediment plume from the river penetrates thousands of kilometers into the Atlantic, home to its own fauna that differs to other regions of the ocean

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Geography

Coastal cities sinking

Several coastal cities are sinking faster than sea level rises

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Global Warming

Oceans warmer and noisier thanks to climate change

By the end of the century, oceans will be warmer and noisier

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Video

How hummingbirds can explain other species’ extinction

Bird extinction may unleash cascade effect where these pollinators and plants interact most intensely | 2'51

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GEOLOGY

Rising Andes in Patagonia

The Andes Mountain Range has been rising faster in Patagonia than in other regions

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ECOLOGY

The advantage of native forests

Forests with native species have advantages

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